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Revealed during a Nintendo Indie World Showcase last April, MegaPixel Studio and Forever Entertainment's The House of the Dead: Remake has gotten an official release date of April 7, 2022. The remake will stay "true to the original gameplay," recreating the campaign of the 1996 original in the same on-rails shooter style, with multiple endings and local two-player co-op. New features include modernized graphics and controls, including gyroscopic controls on the Joy-con, as well as a photo mode and achievements. It will also have a new horde mode, where players must face waves of faster and stronger enemies.

While no price was mentioned, pre-orders are expected to open March 31, so the price will likely be revealed then.

 

[SG854]

To protec duh Lyfe Cycol!!!

 

[LightyKD]

It's about damn time!!!!

 

[shadow1w2]

Gyro aiming on Switch is pretty poor for demanding games.
Really wish the rght joy con IR sensor could be used for aiming like on the Wii.
Someone managed it in Labo so it's possible but it's sadly ignored.
Would totally fix the constant recalibrating when using gyro aiming.

I'll likely wait for a PC release so I can use proper aiming controla or even the joy-con IR if I want to.

The game itself though, House of the Dead 1 has only seen a port to PC and Sega Saturn.
Emulating the arcade game is possible but beware of the flashing effect.
This remake is a bit exciting, we finally see it comeback.
Hopefully HotD2.can get similar treatment as it was the better one but the more iconic one too.
I'm confident these devs can do the game justice on one of the best rail shooters.
Looking forward to it.... on PC... where I can use more precise controls.

 

[PatrickD85]

Ok, noted, want it.

 

[DarkCoffe64]

Ay, haven't seen HoTD for quite some time, heh
Surprised Sega even remembers it exists, but seeing it's not made by them... yeah.
Welp, if it's gonna be "true to the original", it has to have the (in)famous atrocious dubbing that's it's very well known for, hah
Just hope it doesn't get stuck on the effing switch, like... release it elsewhere too, ugh.

Guess I'd also be nice if the other games would get modern ports too, maybe even some that stayed arcade only for one reason or the other.

 

[Deleted member 323844]

I finished Blue Estate on Playstation 4 with the gyro aiming and it wasn't a great experience, but it is better than nothing I suppose.

 

[andyhappypants]

I believe that's all you're doing. It's not like the Wii where you've got a sensor bar for IR to even mimic the light gun. Which sucks. Unless there's a light peripheral coming out that we don't know about. It won't be like the arcade days unfortunately.

This is why I’m happy I own a 3D printer or 4

 

[legaiaflame]

The remake looks horrible! All of the textures look like shinny plastic!...

 

[urbanman2004]

I'm curious to know who exactly was asking for a THotD Remake in 2022... I never cared for the game when it originally released back in '96 and never been a fan of 'rail shooters'.

 

[urbanman2004]

To protec duh Lyfe Cycol!!!

Dafuq did I just watch ‍‍

 

[Deleted member 532471]

Oh no, it's from the people who remade panzer dragoon

 

[Kioku]

I'm curious to know who exactly was asking for a THotD Remake in 2022... I never cared for the game when it originally released back in '96 and never been a fan of 'rail shooters'.

Ah, yes.. because you're the authority on what should and shouldn't be remade.. Let alone liked...

 

[Guacaholey]

Pretty cool, but I think I'd prefer playing House of the Dead on the Wii with the wiimotes, rather than using gyro on the joycons.

Of course, nothing beats a light gun on a good old CRT.

Well with this we get the first three/ the classic games.

 

[Guacaholey]

I believe that's all you're doing. It's not like the Wii where you've got a sensor bar for IR to even mimic the light gun. Which sucks. Unless there's a light peripheral coming out that we don't know about. It won't be like the arcade days unfortunately.

While I agree, I could make the same argument playing on Wii if the sensor bar is in a weird place. Like if it's at the bottom of the TV the aiming won't feel much like a light gun either because you'll be aiming a lot lower (I do play the RE on rail shooters, HOTD 2&3, and Ghost Squad on Wii).

I think the original should also be made open source (even if it has a license that prohibits commercial use) at this point since the Windows version won't even run on recent versions of Windows due to it having a 16 bit installer (and launcher I think).

 

[Kioku]

While I agree, I could make the same argument playing on Wii if the sensor bar is in a weird place. Like if it's at the bottom of the TV the aiming won't feel much like a light gun either because you'll be aiming a lot lower (I do play the RE on rail shooters, HOTD 2&3, and Ghost Squad on Wii).

I think the original should also be made open source (even if it has a license that prohibits commercial use) at this point since the Windows version won't even run on recent versions of Windows due to it having a 16 bit installer (and launcher I think).

No amount of adjustments or tweaking made the Wii versions of those games feel even remotely close to the arcade experience for me. That's not to say I didn't have fun, but I kept going back to the Xbox for HOTD 2&3.

 

[SG854]

Dafuq did I just watch ‍‍

You watched art in its full glory

 

[Guacaholey]

No amount of adjustments or tweaking made the Wii versions of those games feel even remotely close to the arcade experience for me. That's not to say I didn't have fun, but I kept going back to the Xbox for HOTD 2&3.

I find the Nerf Wiimote cradles help a bit. Any decent pistol style cradle is more fun to use I'd say.

 

[urbanman2004]

Ah, yes.. because you're the authority on what should and shouldn't be remade.. Let alone liked...

And I guess we're not allowed to air our own opinion while simultaneously polling the appeal of a game title? Makes sense in a democracy ‍

 

[Xzi]

Now we just need Typing of the Dead and we're all set. For what ever reason I always liked it better.

Looks like it'll run on Steam Deck with some tweaking.

 

[Spider_Man]

With the switch old tech inferior guesstimate joycons.

Skip the switch and bring classic arcades to VR and bring full 3d into an arcade shooter.